STOCKS OF DEHYDRATED VEGETABLES
10,000 CASES FOR SHIPMENT TO BRITAIN Ten thousand cases of dehydrated vegetables, mainly carrots and potatoes, are being sent to Britain by the Port Adelaide, which is expected to leave Lyttelton for London next week. These vegetables have been stored at the Internal Marketing Division’s dehydration factory at Riccarton until recently, and were produced under contract to the United States Joint Purchasing Board for the American forces in the Pacific.
When the war in the Pacific ended, the vegetables produced at Riccarton and in North Island factories were not required by the American forces, and later they were offered to Britain. The offer was accepted, but it was announced that the vegetables would be distributed in Europe or India, so that Britain would not have to draw on her food stocks.
The removal of these dehydrated vegetables will provide additional storage space for grain and seeds. The factory has been used for this purpose since it ceased production. At present 45,000 sacks of wheat, barley, peas, and ryegrass are held there.
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Press, Volume LXXXII, Issue 24868, 7 May 1946, Page 4
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